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package org.eclipse.debug.core;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
/**
* Responsible for migrating launch configurations between different versions of Eclipse.
* A migration delegate is contributed as an optional attribute of a
* launchConfigurationType
extension and is responsible for identifying
* migration candidates and migrating launch configurations of that type.
*
* For example, since 3.2 launch configurations may have resources mapped to them. A migration * delegate could assign appropriate resources to a launch configuration create in an earlier * version. *
** Clients may implement this interface. *
* @since 3.2 */ public interface ILaunchConfigurationMigrationDelegate { /** * Returns whether the given launch configuration requires migration. * * @param candidate potential migration candidate * @return whether the given launch configuration requires migration * @throws CoreException if an exception occurs determining the status of the * given configuration */ boolean isCandidate(ILaunchConfiguration candidate) throws CoreException; /** * Migrates the given launch configuration to be compatible with the current tooling. * * @param candidate the candidate to be migrated, which can be a launch configuration * or working copy * @throws CoreException if an exception occurs during migration */ void migrate(ILaunchConfiguration candidate) throws CoreException; }